Robert L. D'Anjolell Memorial Home, P.C., and its officers, Robert L. D'Anjolell, Sr., Anthony Romano, and Robert L. D'Anjolell, Jr., have agreed to pay an $11,000 civil penalty as settlement of Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the FTC's Funeral Rule by failing to provide a...

Determines that the Rule does not prevent a franchisor from amending its disclosure document and franchise agreement after the tender of a signed contract and payment from a prospective franchisee, and that the question of whether a contract was formed by the tender is a matter of state law.

Apparent applicability of Rule to a sale of assets by owners of a laundry and dry cleaning plant and 13 satellite facilities, where purchasers would acquire three or more locations, have the option to use the seller's trademark and be required to comply with the seller's pricing restrictions.

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of a sweep of 42 funeral homes in the Detroit, Grand Rapids and Lansing areas. Seven of those homes appeared to be in violation of the FTC's Funeral Rule. The sweep was part of an ongoing nationwide law enforcement program, coordinated by the...

Apparent applicability of Rule to licensing arrangement in which seller provides significant assistance and exercises significant control by restricting geographic territories in which licensees can solicit business.

Discusses the "required payment" coverage prerequisite, concluding that Rule coverage will not be triggered by the fact that a seller obtains collateral as security for a non-negotiable note due more than six months after a purchaser opens his or her business.

As part of an ongoing nationwide law enforcement program, the Federal Trade Commission and the Office of the Attorney General for the State of Iowa today announced the results of the largest statewide sweep of funeral homes to test for compliance with the FTC's Funeral Rule. A total of 62 funeral...

Discusses disclosure updating requirements, concluding that the Rule permits an additional update after the most recent quarterly update to disclose new litigation against a franchisor, but requires such an update only if the franchisor makes earnings claims and the litigation is material to the...

Apparent inapplicablity of Franchise Rule to manufacturer's dealership program in which sole arguable payment to the manufacturer would occur, if at all, as a result of manufacturer's right to share in the proceeds of any sale of dealership assets.